Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Empatia Bianco’ Moodboard. 

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Empatia Nero’ Moodboard. Empatia mixes clown faces with Art Déco references.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Colore Bianco’ Moodboard. Colore’s spotted base is juxtaposed with a dense presence of repeated silhouettes.

 

Milanese designer Elena Salmistraro’s unique creative ability and Florim Group’s technical research prowess have resulted in Chimera – a new ceramic collection for CEDIT – Ceramiche d’Italia, a brand from the Florim stable of companies.

Offering entirely original and expressive interpretation, Salmistraro has reinvented the ceramic product in a unique, individual way laden with symbolic meaning. Highly decorative, Chimera invites sensory enjoyment. The large porcelain stoneware slabs create a fantastic universe inspired by nature and whimsy, featuring very tactile and striking embossed or debossed designs. The result is unlike anything previously offered by CEDIT.

 

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Radici Beige’ Moodboard. Radici references different leather textures in its design.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Ritmo Beige’ Moodboard.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT, Moodboard | Yellowtrace
Chimera ‘Decoro Ritmo Azzuro’ Moodboard. Ritmo explores a dialogue between the textiles designed by Bauhaus masters Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers.

 

In Greek mythology, Chimera was a hybrid four-legged creature with an appearance of a lion and dragon with a goat’s head grafted onto its central trunk. The collection’s decorative inspiration is based on this mythological beast, the result of the imaginary combination of different creatures.

Born in 1983, Elena Salmistraro is Milan’s Politecnico alumni and artist and designer with unparalleled communicative power. With this project, large ceramic slabs become the perfect backdrop for her inspiration. Through a three-dimensional process made possible by innovative technology, the collection reproduces the texture of leathers and fabrics, creating an original, highly tactile layered effect.

 

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace
‘Decoro Colore Bianco’ installation showcases a spotted base juxtaposed with bold repeated silhouettes.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace
‘Decoro Empatia Bianco’ installation impression. 

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace
‘Decoro Empatia Nero’ mixes conceptual clown faces with Art Déco references.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace
‘Decoro Radici Beige’ installation impression, the design of which references various leather textures.

Chimera Ceramic Collection by Elena Salmistraro for CEDIT | Yellowtrace
‘Decoro Ritmo Beige’ explores textiles designed by Bauhaus masters Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers. 

 

Chimera develops four graphic themes – Empatia, Radici, Ritmo and Colore – with motifs that blend different patterns and colour codes. In Empatia clown faces are mixed with Art Déco references; in Radici different leather textures are used; Ritmo explores a dialogue between the textiles designed by Bauhaus masters Gunta Stölzl and Anni Albers; and Colore’s spotted base is juxtaposed with a bold presence of repeated silhouettes.

The collection is a set of original ceramic coverings laden with symbolic meaning, completed with a series of neutral, undecorated slabs that offer ultimate flexibility.

Always on the lookout for new talents and interested in exploring the intersection of art and design, CEDIT has identified Elena Salmistraro as a leading contemporary creative spirit.

 

 

“This collection is an introspective work,” explains Salmistraro, “focusing on my life and the way I design. Chimera is like a book with four different chapters: I set out to differentiate these graphic motifs to create four totally different stories.”

Of her collaboration with CEDIT, Salmistraro describes the collaboration as very stimulating. “It was a wonderful challenge that allowed us, together, to create something new, experimental and fascinating.”

 

Chimera large format slab collection is available in 3 sizes, 20 colours and 2 surface finishes. To discover the entire collection, visit CEDIT website.

 

 

This Yellowtrace Promotion is proudly supported by CEDIT. Like everything we do, our partner content is carefully curated to maintain utmost relevance to our readers. Thank you for supporting the brands that support Yellowtrace. 

 


[Images courtesy of CEDIT.]

 



About The Author

Founder & Editor

With a disarming blend of authority and approachability, Dana is a former refugee-turned-global design visionary. Through her multi-faceted work as a creative director, keynote speaker, editor, curator, interior designer and digital publisher, Dana empowers others to appreciate and engage with design in transformative ways, making the sometimes intimidating world of design accessible to everyone, regardless of their familiarity with the subject. Dana's been catapulted to the status of a stalwart global influencer, with recognition from industry heavyweights such as AD Germany, Vogue Living, Elle Décor Italia and Danish RUM Interiør Design, who have named as one of the Top True Global Influencers of the Design World and counted her among the most visionary female creatives on the planet. Her TEDx talk—"Design Can Change the Way You See the World"— will challenge and transform your understanding of design's omnipresent and profound influence. Through her vast experience in interiors, architecture and design, Dana challenges the prevailing rapid image culture, highlighting the importance of originality, sustainability, connecting with your values and learning to "see" design beyond the aesthetic.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.